Device for use in cleaning or stripping paper sheets in sorting or similar machines.



G. SPIESS. DEVICE FOR USE IN CLEANING OR STRIPPING PAPER SHEETS m SORTING 0E SIMILAR. MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.1,1912.

1,039,608, M PatentedSept.24,1912.

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g the leasing the faulty sheet anti cause it' to hop on to e renewing conveyer. In this case the conveyer may be caused to tre et eitemeteiy in one or the other (iireetion hf? the arrangement of appropriate clutch so that the faulty sheets may be carried all in one direction and the rags in e direction opposite thereto if desired.

It is ohvieus that the removal of the sheete me be effected in one or the other eiirection any other known means then those descriheiit.

In the piece of the wiper arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2 air blast mey he employed. he shewn in Figs. 3 end. at. In this case twohiowers Q] enci R are arranged above anti below the paper path respectively whereby sh air current is blown on both sies of the paper sheete, thus removing any regs adhering thereto. Any suitable b. owing de vice may he employed for this mpose.

The invention therefore BImJiGS the paper sheets not eifly to he eomgietely sorted by separating the steam sheets from the fzui'lty sheets hut art the same time to free the Whole oi? the sheets from any" adhering rags or other matter end to collect such rags eepereteiy.

'Whet it claim end desire to secure by Letters Patent is In combination with a paper sorting or similar machine, a device for the removed. of rage or ether adhering matter from paper sheets eomprismg an endless chain conveyor, means for feeding the paper sheets onto sand oonveyer, gripping means carried by said eonveyer means for automatically openi ig and closing sand gripping means, rag ailslodging devices past which the conveyor carries said psper sheets, and means for re eeiving any regs or adhering matter errenged below seid ciisiodgihg devicete substantially as described.

in testimony whereof he effixed his signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORG Witnesses:

Hemmer FRIGKE,

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